Ministries

Worship Services

Thank you for visiting our page! Our hope is that you will visit us soon. If you do, here is some first time visitor information about our services:

Our Main Worship Services are:

Sundays 11:00am-12:00pmSundays 6:00pm-7:00pm

~Our worship services are held in our main sanctuary.

~Ushers can help you find a seat.

~We have a wheelchair ramp to the right side of the sanctuary in the courtyard.

~If it's raining, you can enter through the arbor located on the right of the old sanctuary.

~Our music is traditional with congregational singing from a hymnbook.

~We have restrooms located in the front lobby and downstairs.

~We have a nursery located through the double doors at the front right side of the sanctuary.

~If you're late; don't worry our usher will be waiting on you and will help you get seated.

You can expect a bulletin

What would a church be without them?

You can expect a warm smile and a handshake

Our greeters and ushers do a lot of hand shaking ...a whole lot of hand shaking.

Finding a seat

Not a problem; our greeters and ushers are happy to help you find one (if you're not asked to sit beside someone).

Singing and prayer

We start our services with hymns then prayer...then we sing some more!

Our choir

After the congregation sings then we take a break and enjoy our choir, then a few musical specials.

Southern Gospel

Thank you for visiting our page! Our hope is that you will visit us soon. If you do, here is some first time visitor information about our singings:

Our Singing Times are:

Sundays 6:00pm-7:30pm

~If it is your first time attending one of our singings, we suggest getting here 20-30min. early because seats fill quickly. The singings start at 6:00pm in the main sanctuary. We have ushers to help you find a seat, and we have a wheelchair access ramp located to the right of the main sanctuary. After the singing has ended, there will be a time to meet with the artists in the church lobby. The singings are free but we do take up a love offering to cover the travel expenses for the groups.

Our Southern Gospel Singings:

~Our church hosts several Southern Gospel singings each year.

~It features some of the best national artists, and our Southern Gospel duet, “The Bridgemans.”

~We offer this as a gift to the community.

~All of our events are free to the public, and we welcome you to attend.

~They have been singing together for over thirty years and have four recorded projects.

~The Lord has opened many doors for them since recording their first project in 2002.

~They can be heard regularly on several North Georgia radio stations, cable television, and internet radio.

~They were voted in the top five for “Favorite Southern Gospel Group” in the Atlanta area for 2008, 2009, 2010, and again in 2011. In 2012, they won the "Duet of the Year" award presented by the "Southeastern Southern Gospel Music Conference" in Valdosta, Georgia, and were named "Top Duet" for 2013 and 2014 by "Country Atlanta/The Light". Pastor Travis serves on the Board of Directors of the Southern Gospel Music Association.

Sunday School

Thank you for visiting our page! Our hope is that you will visit us soon. If you do, here is some first time visitor information about our Sunday School Classes:

Our Sunday School Class Time is:

Sundays 10:00am-11:00am.

~We offer Sunday School classes for ages Pre-K to 100+

~If you are a first time visitor, we meet in the sanctuary for a quick song and devotion then dismiss to our classes.

~Someone will be glad to show you to your classroom.

~We hope to see you there!

~We use a Sunday School curriculum for all ages except the senior class and they use systematic theology (teach verse by vers throught the Bible).

How we start our Sunday School

We start with a congregational hymn then our Sunday School Superintendent leads a quick devotion and finally dismisses for class.

Our preperation

Our Sunday School Teachers are well prepared and enjoy teaching and learning from their students.

Our classes

Our class sizes are not to big, but that means the students get extra attention.

For Adults

They stay in the main sanctuary and can count on a well prepared, well studied, and thought out lesson that was bathed in prayer.

AWANA

ApprovedWorkmenAreNotAshmed (AWANA)

Thank you for visiting our page! Our hope is that you will visit us soon. If you do, here is some first time visitor information about our Bible Study:

Our AWANA time is:

Sunday evening 6:00pm-7:00pm

~We offer AWANA for Pre-K through 6th grade.

~If you are a first time visitor, just drive around to the back and enter the first single door on the back side of the church. You will need to fill out some enrollment forms for the safety of your child.

~AWANA starts with the pledges, prayer, then has devotion, games, dismisses for class, and finally gathers back for large group.

~At 7:00pm, you can drive around back and pick up your child where an adult will bring your child to your car.

~AWANA helps churches and parents work together to develop spiritually strong children and youth who faithfully follow Jesus Christ. Our programs offer a proven approach for evangelizing and discipling kids in the church and community.

~As a ministry leader for 60 years, AWANA is making an impact.

~A recent national survey found AWANA to be as important to our alumni's spiritual foundation as all other church activities combined.

~Among alumni who participated in our programs for at least six years, 92.7 percent still attend church at least weekly as adults!

~Each week, more than 1.5 million kids ages 2 to 18 participate in AWANA. Over 12,000 churches in the U.S. and more than 10,000 internationally run AWANA programs that change young lives through biblical truth.“92.7 percent still attend church at least weekly as adults!”

All of our AWANA leaders have been in the program for more than 6 years and they put their hearts into the devotions, lessons, and game time.

Snacks?

It is well known throughout the south that Baptists and food go together...well our snacks are not exception.

Snacks

Yep...they are good.

Missions

Our AWANA workers have a passion for missions (local and abroad) this is one of the games teaching the clubbers about international missions.

We love them all!

We have all personalities in our club and they have a special place in our heart...Even the silly ones. These kids are prayed for by our entire church everyday.

Awards and recoginition

Our church has Youth Sundays on the fourth Sunday of the month and during that time we make it a priority to give awards and recognition to our clubbers. We also make sure they take part in the youth service.

Professional

We have our own professional ventriloquist. Who has been known to perform at youth functions and on Youth Sundays.

Nursery

Thank you for visiting our page! Our hope is that you will visit us soon. If you do, here is some first time visitor information about our nursery:

Our nursery times are the same as the worship times:

Sundays 11:00am-12:00pmSundays 6:00pm-7:00pm

~If this is your first time visiting our nursery is located through the doors on the right front side of the main sanctuary. You can drop you off and pick up your children there.

~Our nursery director is a licensed teacher and is well trained (not to mention she has three of her own children).

~Our nursery has lots of toys and activities to keep your children busy and happy.

~We do ask if your child is sick or running a fever please do not endanger the other children.

Yes her hands are full

Our nursery director has worked at daycares and with elementary schools for years. She has cared for any type of child you can think of not to mention all of her staff are mothers as well.

ASM

Antioch Student Ministries (ASM)

Thank you for visiting our page! Our hope is that you will visit us soon. If you do, here is some first time visitor information about our Bible Study:

Our ASM time is:

Sunday evening 6:00pm-7:00pm

~We offer ASM for 7th grade to 12th grade

~If you are a first time visitor, just drive around to the back and enter the first single door on the back side of the church.

~You will need to fill out enrollment forms for the safety of your teen.

~ASM meets and starts with prayer, then has a life-application lesson, a devotion, games, small groups, video, and finally gathers back for large group.

~You can drive around back and pick up your teen where you dropped them off at.

Our students are not being discipled for tomorrow; they work in our church today. Giving them responsibilities now acclimates them for being church workers tomorrow (which most churches don't have enough of).

Yes they go postal

Every year at Christmas time our students run the Antioch Post Office. (They basically put Christmas cards in bags) and right before Christmas the students distribute bags of Christmas cards to each family. They do it to save the families money each year.

Excitement... yes they have it

ASM lessons are Biblically based and use several mediums to develop the students like videos, puzzles, skits, trick challenges, games, written tests, scavenger hunts, prayer sessions, sermons, guest speakers, lessons from elders...(well you get the point). Basically, they never get bored.

Is ASM is high speed?

Yes. Our group goes on outtings that are fun and challanging.

Trunk or Treat?

Our students help decorate cars for Trunk or Treat. It is one of our largest outreaches each year. They get the whole church involved and decorate the cars to tell the story of Christ's life. At the end, each family is presented with the gospel and given lots of candy, tracts, Bibles, and is served refreshments afterward. The teens also help with marshmallow roasting and hotdog cooking over a bonfire. They have seen several salvations through this ministry.

Not on a slippery slope

Our students are not taught what they call "Fluffy-Stuff." They regularly hear fiery sermons and lessons about the dangers of Hell and how sin can wreck their lives. They don't tolerate a lovey-dovey fake Christianity. They have a heart for the true Gospel that changes lives and heals the broken.

Acting out

Yes they act out. They do skits with Biblical messages for church worship services, youth meetings, VBS, and other special events.

On a high!

They are encouraged daily and weekly and are active on social media encouraging each other. They pray for each other and bear each other's burdens. The church and leaders also pray for them daily. It's hard growing from an early teen to an adult and with ASM they don't do it alone.

Obstacales

They face challenges in their everyday lives. That is why the ministry is heavily focused on everyday problems they face and how to apply Biblcal thinking to their situations. We cannot count the times they say "I was going to do this and I remembered the lesson on ____."

The occasional gross snack

Yes, (we are not sure why) but they do occasionally like trying gross snacks, like Dorito milkshakes, mayonnaise ice cream, or mystery baby foods. Still confused with this one?

What where?

Our students also organize an Easter egg hunt for small children each year.

Cold or hot?

Our students (like everyone else) gets cold on the Lord from time to time... But they are real and also have times where they are praising the Lord and leading testimonies in the church.

VBS

Our students help assist or teach Vacation Bible School classes each year. They also setup, decorate, clean-up, teach lessons, are responsible for younger children, performing skits, organizing games, and distributing snacks. Does this sound like the typical youth group?

This girl and her brother got saved and received their first Bibles from our students at VBS.

Crafty!!!!!

Yes, our students help with crafts also.

Numbers

Our student ministry may not be big in numbers but is makes up for it in love, serving, and devotion.

Bible Study

Thank you for visiting our page! Our hope is that you will visit us soon. If you do, here is some first time visitor information about our Bible Study:

Our Bible Study time is

Wednesday evening 7:00pm-8:00pm

~Bible Study is held in the main sanctuary.

~We begin with a few Congregational Hymns then we go through our Wall of Prayer (church prayer list), then spend time in prayer, and our pastor teaches.

~Our pastor encourages questions and enjoys open dialogue.

~You can always count on learning something fresh from the Bible because our Pastor labors intensely with his personal Bible studies.

It all starts here

Our Pastor, Travis Bridgeman, systematically teaches through the Bible one book at a time going verse by verse.

Music Ministries

Music Ministry

Thank you for visiting our page! Our hope is that you will visit us soon. If you do, here is some first time visitor information about our Music Ministries:

Our Choir practice time is:

Sundays 5:00pm-6:00pm.

~Antioch Baptist has a rich culture of music and praise for our Lord Jesus Christ.

~Our worship services are traditional with congregational singing from the hymnbook, choir and special music.

Our Choir:~We offer choir practice for all ages that want to sing in the Antioch Baptist Choir.

~Choir practice is each Sunday, except the first of the month, from 5:00pm-6:00pm in the main sanctuary.

If it is your first time attending one of our singings, we suggest getting here 20-30min. early because seats fill quickly.

~The singings are at 6:00pm in the main sanctuary.

~We have ushers to help you find a seat, and we have a wheelchair access ramp located to the right of the main sanctuary.

~After the singings have ended, there will be a time to meet with the artists in the church lobby.

We serve as church home to The Bridgemans:

The Bridgemans are Pastor Travis and his wife, Alecia. They have been singing together for over thirty years and have four recorded projects. The Lord has opened many doors for them since recording their first project in 2002. They can be heard regularly on several North Georgia radio stations, cable television, and internet radio. They were voted in the top five for “Favorite Southern Gospel Group” in the Atlanta area for 2008, 2009, 2010, and again in 2011. In 2012, they won the "Duet of the Year" award presented by the "Southeastern Southern Gospel Music Conference" in Valdosta, Georgia, and were named "Top Duet" for 2013 and 2014 by "Country Atlanta/The Light".

What do they sing?

Our church choir sings mostly hymnals with a blend of southern gospel. If you like old fashoned singing then you'll love hearing them.

Who sings in the choir?

Our choir has a variety of singers. We have well trained and untrained singers. Anyone is invited to sing with them and all they ask is that you make a joyful noise unto the Lord! Our choir director is a well trained musician and he can sing as well as play. So, you will learn music just by attending choir practice.

What about holidays and special events?

When holidays and special events come around our choir always performs new songs and special songs just for the event.

His Hand in Mine

The Bridgemans

Our church pianist

Hazel has been at the church piano for more than 50 years. Yes, you did just read that right more than 50 years.

Our church organist

Marie has been played the organ and piano for years at different churches. She can make any song sound great!

Our sound technician

Lee has been working with sound for years and can make any singer...well almost any singer sound good. He is also a trained musician so he knows what it takes when it comes to music.

Women’s Missionary Union

Women’s Missionary Union (WMU)

The women of Antioch actively serve in the Women’s Missionary Union (WMU). They meet in the old sanctuary on the 1st Sunday of the month from 5:00pm-6:00pm. They plan mission-minded activities, attend to local needs, plan activities for the church, and have devotion. They also seek to help local individuals with tragedies, sickness, bereavement, and other needful situations.

Here is a little more about the WMU:

WMU offers organizations and approaches, that enable every member of the church to learn about missions, become involved in missions, and live a missional lifestyle. WMU offers many opportunities to fulfill the six objectives of WMU that are at the heart of missions education.

Through the organizations and approaches, adults, students, children, and preschoolers learn about the work and needs of missionaries. There are opportunities to participate personally in mission projects, as well as, develop a missions lifestyle---there is something for everyone.

Missions

Thank you for visiting our page! Our hope is that you will visit us soon. If you do, here is some information about the Missions we support:

Antioch’s mission statement is to EXALT the Lord Jesus Christ, EVANGELIZE the lost, and EDIFY the saints and part of that involves supporting missionaries and local missions.

~We believe Mt 28:18-20, “ And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth. Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen.”

~In addition to supporting our missionaries through the Southern Baptist Convention we also support over 10 missionaries independently.

~We also support local missions.

~Our church is involved in several outreach programs, charities, soul-winning events, youth activities, online ministries, tape ministries, and we host Southern Gospel Singings as a community outreach.

Men's Fellowship

The Men’s Fellowship meets the 1st Sunday of the month from 5:00pm-6:00pm, in the main sanctuary. They plan mission-minded activities, attend to local needs, plan activities for the church, and have devotion. They also take care of church business and discuss the ground up-keep projects.